ESV Reformation Study Bible – Gen 47:11
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Gen 47:11

47:11 land of Rameses. Assuming an early date for the Exodus from Egypt (Introduction to Exodus: Interpretive Difficulties), this designation of the land of Goshen, after Pharaoh Rameses II (c. 1304–1236 b.c.), indicates that the place-name was updated after the time of Moses (14:14 note; Introduction: Date and Occasion).